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US 9,038,534 B2Granted
Embossing media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Indigo B.V.
InventorsZiv Gilan, Gadi Oron, Elkan Jhirad, Eyal Shelef
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Abstract
Apparatus for embossing media, the apparatus including cutter apparatus to cut a shape in a surface layer of a multi-layer substrate to form a die. The apparatus also includes an embosser to emboss the media using the die. The cutter apparatus is arranged to provide the die to the embosser.
Claims14
An apparatus for embossing media, the apparatus comprising:
- a cutter apparatus to cut a shape in a surface layer of a multi-layer substrate to form a die;
- an embosser to emboss the media using the die, the cutter apparatus being arranged to provide the die to the embosser;
- a second collector to remove the die from the embosser after the die has been used by the embosser to emboss the media;
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- a controller to control the second collector to remove the die from the embosser using data defining another shape to be cut.
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A method of controlling an apparatus for embossing media, the method comprising:
- controlling a die former to selectively remove a portion of a surface layer of a multi-layer substrate to form a die;
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- controlling a pressure applicator to emboss the media using the die, the die former being arranged to provide the die to the pressure applicator;
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- controlling a second collector to remove the die from the embosser after the die has been used b the embosser to emboss the media is performed using data defining another shape to be cut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.